Tobacco pipe



A. E. DIETZ TOBACCO PIPE A ril 26, 1949.

Filed Oct. 19, 1944 Patented Apr. 26, 1949 UNI PATENT OFFICE "TQBACCO PIPE 'Albert E l liet z, Washington, D. C., assignor of one-half to Edward J. Biggins, Washington,

.hpplication Octobei' 19,1944, Serial N0. 559,4;01

3-Glaims. 5.1

This invention relates toianimprovedtohacco p p An object of theinvention, is to providea pipe embodying a foraminous barrel and surrounding cage within the bo-Wlpthecagebeing provided with a cap to normallyoverlie. the barrIeLwherein, if so desired, the-barrel maybe filledfw-ith. tobacco and smoke drawn therefrom through the stem of thepipe, or wherein if preferred the barrel may be 7 removed and the cageernployed to. hold tobacco tozbe smoked and-Wwherein, if so de sired, the barrel and cage nayv both be removed, when the bowl. may befilled ,with tobacco and the pipe ,used inthe. usual manner.

,A, furtherlobject, of. the inventionisto provide pipe emb odying., a.wrapper holder.in,.donjunction with the barrel, wherein a conventional cigarette paper maybe ,wound aboutthe holder and sealed by moisture to term a. cylindricalwrapper,

when the holderwiththe wrapper'there'on may be installed in the barrel, whereinlthenwrapper may then befilledwithtobacco tQiOrniiacigarette, and wherein-thepipe may thenbe used without the bowl but with, theicage, Orr-without both the bowland cage, as aholderfor. thecigarette.

And a. still further object,. oithe invention is to provide a pipe whereinjheitobaccoeither in the cage or, in the barrel mayibellighted without opening the cap.

Other, and lncidentaLobjects. of: the. invention will appear during the coursel of the following description, and in; the drawings:

Figure 1 is asideelevationof my; improved pipe.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the pipe.

Figure 3 israuvertical section on the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 isv a verticahsection.showing the pipe used, without the bowl as a cigarette holder.

Figure-5 is a vertical section showing, the pipe used, without the bowl and cage,- as a cigarette holder, the barrel being shown in...e.1evation.

Figure 6 is a perspectiveview showing the Wrapper holder, in detail.

Figure Lisa detail perspective viewshowing the manner in which a cigarette papeniswound about the wrapper holder to form a wrapper.

Figure 8 is a perspectiveview showing the barrel in detail.

In carrying the invention into efiect,.l employ a base lfl having a series ofstepped, circular seats comprising a' seat ll surrounded byspaced, upstanding spring tongues l z a some what lower seat I 3 V surrounded byspaced upstanding, spring tongues l d somewhat'longenthan the tongues l2,

and a still lower seat'li which is Without surspring tongues I2.

roundin tongues. The base I0 may be of plastic or other approved material and the spring tongues l2 and H!- may be integral with the base, as shown,

or attached theretoin any suitable manner.

Centrally of the seat l5, the base In is provided with a passagellli in which is fixed a sleeve I1,

and communicatingwith saidpassage is a duct l3 closed at its forward end by a removable plug 19, while a suitable .stemZB. is detachably engaged ,with the base at the rear end of said duct. The

end, as seen in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, .With a notch 22.

,Removably ,engagedin the seat l3 of the base I is a cylindrical, foraminouscage23 frictionally held in position by the springtongues M, the cage being ofwoven ,wire or any approved vmaterial bent into cylindrical shapeand soldered at its meeting edges. This cage isprovided at its endswith metallic reinforcing bands 25 soldered to the wire of the cage,..and,mounted uponthe upper end of the .cage is. a. cap25 connected with the cage-by a suitable hinge ,26 ,which,.as,best

brought out in Figure l, is received within the notch'22 of the .bowl.2 so that the cap mayswing open. The cap maylbeof, metal or other approved material. A conventional. hinge. is, shown, comprising mating parts on the capand the, uppermost of thebands 24,and.a pintleconnecting the parts.

It-is now to be observed that the cap 25 is formed with a cylindrical .body.- wall 2 1 .which,

when the cap is closed, freely fitswithin thelbowl :2! and, at its lower margin, isbentintol U shape ,to provide an inner ring 2%..which terminates in aninwardly overhanging flange .29. As will be noted, the ring l a ireelyfits aboutlthe. upper end -of the cage 23.when thecapis'closediwhilethe flange abuts th e upper end edgeof the cage for limiting the cap in closed position ,Spun from the upper end portionofl the wall 21' of the cap 25 is a channel .39 which normally rests against-the upperfendofthe bowl [21, and clampedlinsaid channelv is anflat, metal screen =3 overlying the cage. .In practice the screen may .be .bowedinto' cone-shape, when its periph- .eral margin islengaged in, the channel eu, ,or, the channellnay be iormedzabout, said marginpfthe screen. The manner of assembly is unimportant. Above the channel 39, the wall of the cap is provided with an offset 32 supporting a flat, top plate 33 which is provided centrally with an opening 34.

The ofiset 32 and plate 33 of the cap 25 are both apertured throughout to permit a free flow of air therethrough, and formed in said offset is an opening 34. Thus, a lighted match may be inserted through the opening 39 until the flame emerges at the opening 34 when, by drawing on the pipe, tobacco in the cage or, as shall presently appear, tobacco in the barrel employed, or a cigarette in the barrel, may be lighted without opening the cap, the mesh of the screen 3! being large enough for the purpose.

Removably engaged in the seat l of the base I0 is a foraminous barrel of woven wire or other approved material, the barrel being indicated as a whole at 35. As seen in detail in Figure 3 of the drawings, this barrel is formed of complemental, semi-cylindrical sections and connecting the sections is a longitudinal hinge rod 31, the barrel being provided at its ends with sectional metallic reinforcing bands 33, the bands of which are soldered to the bowed wire sections of the cage. Mounting the hinge rod 37 is a bottom plate 39 having a duct 39 therethrough, and surrounding said duct is a nipple ii adapted to frictionally fit in the sleeve 51 of the base If] for connecting the barrel with the base. Projecting from the plate 39 is a lug 92 to which the hinge rod 31 is fixed so that the lower ends of the sections 36 may close about the plate, and associated with the reinforcing bands 93 are spring catches 53 for holding the sections closed. Projecting from the reinforcing band at the upper end of the barrel are diametrically disposed studs 44.

Associated with the barrel 35 is a wrapper holder, indicated as a whole at 65. As best seen in Figure 6 of the drawings, this holder includes a split, spring collar 55 which is channel-shaped in cross section, and formed in the outer flange of the collar, at diametric points, are bayonet slots 9?. Suitably fixed to the inner flange of the collar is a number of depending spring fingers 19 spaced around the collar. As best brought out in Figure 3, the collar '53 is adapted to removably fit over the upper end of the barrel so that the studs i l may engage in the slots ill for locking the wrapper holder in position when the spring fingers 38 will be adjacent to the wall of the barrel at the inner side thereof.

As will now be seen, the cage 23, barrel 35 and wrapper holder may be removed when the bowl 2| may be filled with tobacco and the pipe used in the usual manner. If preferred, only the barrel and wrapper holder 15 may be removed when the cage 23 may be filled with tobacco and smoke drawn therefrom through the pipe stem. For a still shorter smoke, only the wrapper holder may be removed when the barrel may be filled with tobacco and smoke drawn therefrom through the pipe stem. When the cage 23 and barrel 35 are both employed, the cap 25 will prevent the escape of sparks not only from the cage but also from the barrel.

To provide a cigarette, a suitable paper 19 is wound about the fingers d8 of the wrapper holder 45 in the manner suggested in Figure 7 0f the drawings. This paper may be a conventional cigarette paper or, if preferred, some special medicated or flavored paper or like size and is wound about the fingers 48 to form a cylindrical Wrapper 59 sealed in the usual manner by licking 4 one end of the paper. The sections 33 of the barrel 35 are then swung open. The wrapper holder 45 with the cylindrical wrapper 55 thereon is then installed between the sections, after which the sections are closed. The wrapper holder is then moved downwardly into place. Thus, as seen in Figure 4, the wrapper 55 will be clamped between the fingers d8 of the wrapper holder and the bands 33 of the barrel while the lower margin of said wrapper will be clamped between the periphery of the plate 39 and the barrel. The

Wrapper may then be filled with tobacco to form a cigarette 5!.

For the purpose of smoking the cigarette 5!, the bowl 2| is preferably removed, as seen in Figure 4;, when the base 19 and stem 29 will provide a holder for the cigarette, the cage 23 functioning as a guard for the barrel 35. However, if preferred, the cage 23 with the cap 25 may also be removed when, as shown in Figure 5, the base will likewise function as a holder for the cigarette.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

- 1. A tobacco pipe including a base having concentric seats and provided with a stem communicating with said seats through the innermost thereof, a bowl removably engaged in the outermost of said seats, a cage removably engaged in the intermediate seat between the innermost and outermost seats, a barrel removably engaged in the innermost seat, the cage and barrel being selectively useable to receive tobacco in lieu of the bowl, spring tongues surrounding the outermost seat to engage the bowl, and spring tongues surrounding the intermediate seat to engage the cage.

2. A tobacco pipe including a base having a stem, a removable bowl carried by the base, and a removable barrel carried by the base to communicate with the stem and formed of mating hinged sections, said barrel being useable in lieu of the bowl to receive tobacco and including a bottom plate having a nipple frictionally engaged with the base, and a fixed hinge rod carried by said plate and mounting said sections.

3. In a tobacco pipe, a base having a stem, an upstanding barrel carried by the base to communicate with the stem, and a removable holder having a collar to fit the upper end of the barrel and provided with fingers to extend within the barrel, said fingers being adapted to support a wrapper to receive tobacco disposed in said wrapper to provide a cigarette contained by the barrel.

ALBERT E. DIETZ,

nsrsanwoss orrnn The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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